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A new product called Palcohol will instantly turn water into a Kool-Aid for adults. Just add water to the powdered drink mix for a fast cocktail.

To the surprise of critics, federal regulators have given the powder a thumbs up. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved several flavors this month - including the liquors vodka and rum, and cocktails such as Lemon Drop and Cosmopolitan.

With a package weighing only an ounce, the powdered alcohol is more portable than a bottle or flask of liquor. But critics have taken to Internet blogs to say maybe it's a bit too convenient and potentially dangerous.

With no control over the content being mixed there is no control over the proof. I see this as the next cause of fatalities of teens so eager to experiment and push the envelope...and always capable of getting their hands on things like this. I really don't know what the FDA was thinking.

This will change the way I go backpacking. Weight is precious. I always carry a bit of strong vodka – to clean wounds and to lift a spirit or too. Imagine keeping a packet of alcohol that weighs grams instead of ounces, that takes up a spot in your first aid kit instead of a canteen spot.

This is something that sounds ridiculous, even after smoking some herb. I want it.